The Bishop McDevitt Crusaders will head out on the road to square off against the Gettysburg Warriors at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. Bishop McDevitt will be strutting in after a victory while Gettysburg will be coming in after a loss.
Bishop McDevitt not only won on Friday, but they posted their biggest win since March 24th (when they won 11-1). They never let Susquehanna Township get on the board and left with a 10-0 win. The Crusaders have beaten the Indians the last four times they've met, but they better watch out: this was the closest the Indians has come to flipping the script.
The team relied heavily on Calvin Snyder, who went a perfect 3-for-3 with two stolen bases, three runs, and three RBI. That's the most runs he has posted since back in March. Another player making a difference was Logan Boone, who got on base in all three of his plate appearances with three runs, one stolen base, and one double.
Bishop McDevitt was getting hits left and right and finished the game having posted a batting average of .455. The team's really been improving in that area: they've now improved their batting average total in three consecutive games.
Gettysburg might be feeling deja-vu: they lost 4-1 to Hershey, which was the same score (and result) they got the week prior. The Warriors have now taken an 'L' in back-to-back games.
The victory got Bishop McDevitt back to even at 7-7. As for Gettysburg, their defeat dropped their record down to 10-6.
Bishop McDevitt came out on top in a nail-biter against Gettysburg when the teams last played back in April, sneaking past 5-4. The rematch might be a little tougher for the Crusaders since the team won't have the home-field advantage this time around. We'll see if the change in venue makes a difference.
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